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Mr. Paul Katz wrote:
> 
>  Brainwobbler MacSpleen wrote in article <5nub57$lvv$1...@news.tcd.net>...
> >un...@hishouse.com (Fred) wrote:
> >
> >>On 10 Jun 1997 05:56:40 GMT, "Outlaw" <out...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>You're assuming that the "4 friends" will indeed buy the game. Not
> likely
> >>>to happen in real life considering the demographics of the gaming
> segment.
> >>>The bottom line is that there really is no way to accurately access
> lost
> >>>sales. As a result, these so called loss estimates made by the game
> makers
> >>>(and yourself) are very much over exaggerated and impossible to prove.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >>I agree with this.  For example, lets say that Willie Lunchmeat would
> >>like to have Microsoft Office 97 for his computer at home, but it
> >>isn't something that he absolutely needs, and there is no way in hell
> >>he is willing to shell out the $300+ for it.  But, lets say that
> >>Willie is browing the web, and finds a WaReZ site that has Office on
> >>it.  Willie downloads it and lives happily ever after.  Micro$oft
> >>hasn't lost a dime because Mr. Lunchmeat wouldn't have bought it in
> >>the first place.  Don't get me wrong, im not supporting Piracy by no
> >>means, but don't sit here and pump out bullshit "projected,
> >>hypothetical" loss stats on proggies that would have never been bought
> >>in the first place.  Besides, the only company in trouble is Apple,
> >>and no one is (or wants to be) stealing there shit.
> >
> >I think I've been making this same argument on Usenet for about two
> >years now.  Thank you for putting it a way that people can actually
> >understand.
> >
> >--Me.
> 
> I can understand the need to preview the full versions of software titles
> before buying them.  But keeping them long term without paying is outright
> robbery.  I've heard the "I would never buy it" excuse hundreds of times.
> As a software developer I find it very disturbing that people feel free to
> copy my work and pirate it off of Warez.  If someone is willing to steal a
> copy of MS Office off the Internet and use it indefinetily, I would
> consider it something he/she definitely needs.
Hi...

Actually, no.  I've gotten a warez game once.  I did not actually
require it, nor do I even now.  It's a game.

The way warez works, it's a way to get around the fact that most money
is spent very strictly on absolute essentials--and if it can be gotten
cheaper or free, legally or no, always seems to be a better idea to me. 
After all, why the @&%# would I care that your paycheck just went down? 
What with everyone in this world cheating each other already, do you
think I'm not going to?  You'd best give a real big incentive not to
pirate, or it's gonna happen--PERIOD. (sorry, copy protection will be
cracked... it's happened before and it'll happen again.)

Alex